▲閱讀下文，回答第 36-40 題With more than one billion Christians living in nearly every country around the world, evensocieties which are not Christian join in the celebration of Christmas. Besides the ancient celebrationof the birth of Jesus-whose birthday is (36 ) on December 25 by most Christians but on January 6 byothers-the Christmas tree also has a long history. ( 37 ) no one knows when the first tree was broughtinside on Christmas, some traditions are well known. Early Christmas trees were ( 38 ) with cakesand apples. In the 16th century, candles were ( 39 ). By the middle of the 19th century, glass ornamentswere used on Christmas trees. Electric lights came about in 1882. Today's trees would still look veryfamiliar to Christians who lived more than a century ago. These trees ( 40 ) play an important roleduring the holiday season.
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(A) appreciated
(B) paraded
(C) celebrated
(D) witnessed